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Bluepeak Names Cable One Veteran Ken Johnson as New CEO

Denver – September 11, 2026 -- Bluepeak, a fiber internet provider operating across six U.S. states, has named Ken Johnson as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 19, 2026, succeeding Rich Fish, who is retiring after six years at the helm.

Prezent Vivo Names Alice Choi COO to Scale Life Sciences AI Platform

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Prezent Vivo Names Alice Choi COO to Scale Life Sciences AI Platform

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Prezent Vivo, an AI-powered communication platform for the life sciences sector, has appointed Alice Choi as Chief Operating Officer, adding more than 30 years of medical communications experience to its leadership team.

Choi brings three decades of biopharma communications leadership to the role

Choi built her career at organizations including McCann Health and the Omnicom network, holding roles across client services, operations and commercial leadership. She began in academia, earning a master's degree and PhD before moving into medical communications, and has led teams delivering programs for biopharma clients throughout her career.

Ankura Names Joanne Taylor Chief Operating Officer

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Ankura Names Joanne Taylor Chief Operating Officer

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Ankura Consulting Group, LLC has appointed Joanne Taylor as Chief Operating Officer, tasking her with running the firm's global day-to-day operations and building the infrastructure needed to scale efficiently.

Taylor brings 25 years of transformation experience to the role

Taylor has more than 25 years advising boards, private equity sponsors, and executive teams, with expertise in business transformation, operating-model design, and operational excellence. Before joining Ankura, she held senior leadership and general management roles across global consulting, technology, and services organizations, leading enterprise-wide transformations and large-scale operational turnarounds.

EvidenceCare Taps John Voigt Jr. as Chief Revenue Officer

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EvidenceCare Taps John Voigt Jr. as Chief Revenue Officer

Nashville, Tenn. – September 11, 2026 -- EvidenceCare has named John Voigt Jr. as its first unified Chief Revenue Officer, consolidating sales and marketing under one executive as the clinical performance improvement platform enters its next growth phase.

Voigt brings a track record of scaling healthcare technology revenue functions

Voigt previously served as executive vice president of growth and strategy at ActiumHealth (Syllable AI), where he led commercial strategy for the company's AI-driven patient access platform. Before that, he directed health system growth strategy at Wellvana Health, building partnerships that generated more than $200 million in annual risk revenue. Earlier in his career, he helped grow Cedar's annual recurring revenue from $2 million to over $85 million.

Storable Names Scott Chancellor CEO, Succeeding Co-Founder Chuck Gordon

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Storable Names Scott Chancellor CEO, Succeeding Co-Founder Chuck Gordon

Austin, Texas – September 11, 2026 -- Storable, the software platform serving self-storage, marine and RV & camping operators, has appointed Scott Chancellor as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-founder Chuck Gordon after his 18-year tenure leading the company.

Gordon shifts to board and advisory roles after 18 years building Storable

Gordon will remain on Storable's Board of Directors and continue as an advisor to the company. He stated that Chancellor brings a combination of product, technology and operating experience suited to lead the company's next chapter.

Aptive Environmental Names New CFO, Chief People Officer, Deputy GC

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Aptive Environmental Names New CFO, Chief People Officer, Deputy GC

Provo, Utah – September 11, 2026 -- Aptive Environmental, the fifth-largest pest control company in the United States, has appointed Shane Hansen as Chief Financial Officer, Ivona Adkins as Chief People Officer and Viviana Harrington as Deputy General Counsel, Compliance, strengthening its finance, people and legal functions.

Hansen brings two decades of tech and consumer finance leadership to Aptive

Hansen will oversee Aptive's finance, technology and data functions. He most recently served as CFO and Executive Vice President at Transformco, where he managed financial and operational strategy across five business units. He previously held senior finance and strategy roles at Planful, Vivint Smart Home and Symantec.

Demand AI Names Ex-IDG Executive O'Malley as Non-Executive Chairman

Denver – September 11, 2026 -- Demand AI has appointed John P O'Malley, a former IDG Communications Chief Operating Officer, as Non-Executive Chairman of its Board as the AI-native B2B marketing technology company enters its next growth phase.

O'Malley brings three decades of IDG leadership experience to the Board

O'Malley spent more than 30 years across technology, data, media and B2B marketing, including tenure as CEO of IDG's demand-generation business and international sales and operations divisions before becoming COO of IDG Communications, overseeing data, technology, engineering, finance and global operations. He was closely involved in developing IDG's Pipeline Activator, an early platform for identifying companies showing active buying signals, and carries extensive M&A, due diligence and post-merger integration experience.

CoAspire Hires Retired Air Force General Jason Hawk as EVP

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CoAspire Hires Retired Air Force General Jason Hawk as EVP

Fairfax, Va. – September 10, 2026 -- CoAspire has appointed Brigadier General (Ret.) Jason L. Hawk as Executive Vice President, adding a former Pentagon capability-development chief who oversaw roughly $200 billion in Air Force RDT&E and procurement decisions across three programming cycles.

Hawk led Air Force Futures capability development before retiring in August 2025

Hawk retired from the U.S. Air Force in August 2025 after serving as Deputy Director, Capability Development, Air Force Futures, at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In that post he directed capability development and Joint integration across next-generation airpower, weapons and sensors, autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, command and control, space and cyber, base defense, and mobility portfolios. His work touched modernization efforts for Next Generation Air Dominance, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, C3BM, and B-21.

Eliza Names Ex-Microsoft Executive Lori Borg as COO

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Eliza Names Ex-Microsoft Executive Lori Borg as COO

San Francisco – September 10, 2026 -- Eliza, an AI-native consulting firm, has appointed Lori Borg as Chief Operating Officer as the company expands its partnership with OpenAI and scales enterprise AI deployment work.

Borg brings two decades of Microsoft ecosystem experience to Eliza's leadership team

Borg founded and served as CEO of Northwest Cadence, a Microsoft partner focused on DevOps, software development, data, and AI. The company was acquired by 10th Magnitude in 2018, which was later acquired by Cognizant. She subsequently served as Cognizant's Global Head of the Microsoft Alliance, led MCA Connect's Azure, data, and AI business, and most recently held the role of Microsoft's Vice President of Go-to-Market for Americas Enterprise Partner Sales.

Frost & Sullivan Names Janesh Janardhanan Head of Subscriptions

San Antonio – September 10, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has appointed Janesh Janardhanan as Global Partner and Head of its Subscriptions business, giving him P&L leadership over the firm's analytics operations, subscriptions platform, and Growth Generator data platform.

Janardhanan takes P&L control of Frost & Sullivan's recurring-revenue subscription portfolio

The appointment covers three commercial units: the company's analytics business, its subscriptions platform, and the Growth Generator data platform. These offerings provide clients with continuous access to intelligence, growth opportunity analytics, and decision-support tools on a recurring-revenue basis.